game4lunch

Get a $100.00 rifle, and a $500.00 scope! (lol)
Point is, too many guys spend all their cash on wood, and fall way short on optics. Hope you can get quality in both.
Savage does have some beautifull packages, and are a very reliable make. My understanding is that Winchester doesn't even make any of their guns anymore. Haven't for several years.
Best all round caliber for thin skinned medium size game: .243. Check balistics.

ijimmy

If you get a savage get stainless , the blueing on their cheaper guns sucks , allthough I love my 110 in 243 .

My vote would be for a winchester super shadow in 270 wsm . Its stainless with a syn . stock . Stainless is about all Ill buy anymore .

Coyotestalker

You will not go wrong with any Tikka T3. Everyone has their certain manufacturer that they believe is the best. I went with something new a couple of years ago when I bought my Tikka T3 varminter w/heavy barrel, raised comb, synthetic/stainless combo in .308. I own Ruger, Winchester, Dakota Arms, and Remington rifles, and I must say Tikka and Sako are two of the most finest crafted, accurate, and dependable rifles I have ever owned. Sure, some manufacturers that I have stated have rifles that are $200 to $300 cheaper, but if you have the funds, it is hard to beat Finnish craftmanship.

ijimmy

Coyote , the action is smothe as butter allso on those tikas

rjhans53

don't own a tikka YEt but I will in a couple of weeks, that being said I've got an OLD howa308 (20+) that every time I point it at something it dies, if I point it at a target it hits (3/4" @ 100) it's old enough that it's as smooth as my Sako (exellent rifle), Weatherby vanguard are good shooting guns, Charles Daly right now are cheap guns that have a lot of potential, TAKE YOUR PICK there are a lot of "good guns" out there, good luck with your pick

hobie11

there is nothing wrong with the 710. i own one but i am a gun finatic. i own almost every brand gun that there is and the 710 is just a good as any of them. i have one in a .270 that ive had for 2 yrs now and it has the remington accuracy. I can shoot the stem off of a small pumkin easy at 100 yds. they are good gun, killed two deer with them and havent had a problem out of it. although i use a ruger no i am just as confident in the 710.

MrWilson

Say what you want, but a picture is worth a thousand words. 8 X 7 bull elk take with a Remington 710 30-06 shooting 150 grain Remington Express Core-Lokt PSP. The main beams are 58 inches and 54 inches.
I bought my son a Remington 710 30-06 a little over five years ago. I had a very limited budget at the time. This is the second elk that he has taken with his 710 and one mule deer.
I’ll agree the 710 bolt is clumsy. It replaced a Savage/Stevens 110E 30-06 that has a clumsier bolt and couldn’t hit a paper plate at 200 yards. A local gunsmith says there is nothing wrong with it except a poorly made Savage/Stevens barrel.
His 710 is a tack driver. He practices on coyotes at 400 yards. It shoots right with Remington 700 BDL, Weatherby Mark V, Browning A Bolt. Ruger M77, and all the other pretty rifles. Does it really matter what a rifle looks like if it will shoot sub-MOA? I’d buy another Remington 710 without hesitation. Yes, I own a whole safe full of American made pretty rifles and handguns.

Treebranch86

Not exactly under 600 but the Steyr SBS Prohunter is a very very good gun